In 1991 Bell Biv DeVoe released this album, which includes remixed versions of all the songs on their first album POISON. Normally I wouldn’t review a remix album, but this one is a bit more notable than your average remix album, in that the remixed versions of DOPE! and DO ME are the versions that…
Tag: Johnny Gill
JOHNNY GILL – JOHNNY GILL (1990)
Before joining New Edition for their 1988 album HEARTBREAK, Johnny had already been a solo singer, and had released an album called Johnny Gill on Atlantic Records in 1983. In 1990 he released his 2nd solo album, also called Johnny Gill, on Motown Records which, with his new popularity, was a much bigger success. Gill…
NEW EDITION – ONE LOVE
In 2004 New Edition was once more a quintet, as Bobby Brown was out again, and they had left MCA Records and signed with Sean Combs’ Badboy Records. The result of which is this album ONE LOVE. The first single released from this album was HOT 2NIGHT, a mid-temp track where Ralph, Johnny, Ricky,…
NEW EDITION – HOME AGAIN
In 1996, 8 years after their last album, New Edition finally reunited (after a string of successful solo projects…which I’ll get to later) for this album, HOME AGAIN. Bobby Brown rejoined the group, making them a sextet for the first (& so far, last) time. Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis were brought back to produce…
NEW EDITION – HEARTBREAK
Released in 1988, this album was the first to feature Johnny Gill, who had joined the group to replace Bobby Brown as secondary lead singer, and was primarily produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis, who help the group foster a more mature sound, while maintaining the smooth R&B/Pop harmonies that originally launched them to…
